hummingbird nectar

Attract beautiful hummingbirds to your backyard or garden with this simple homemade hummingbird food recipe!

The Best Homemade Hummingbird Food

water

white granulated sugar

Boil your water on the stove for 1 minute.

Remove the water from the stove and stir in the sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves.

Allow the mixture to come to room temperature.

Fill your humming bird feeder as directed on individual instructions.

Store leftover sugar water in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Hanging hummingbird feeders are an excellent way to help support your local hummingbird population, and enjoy their presence in your yard! Making homemade hummingbird food is easy and inexpensive to do. It is also more healthy for the birds than store-bought nectar that is full of chemical dyes and preservatives.

Homemade Hummingbird Food (Nectar) Recipe

water, un-chlorinated and filtered if possible

Combine 1 part sugar with 4 parts water in a pot on the stove. Scale up or down as needed for your feeder. For example, use 1 cup of sugar and 4 cups water, 1/2 cup sugar and 2 cups water, or 1/4 cup sugar and 1 cup water.  (During winter: Increase the sweetness to 1 part sugar to only 3 parts water, but no more sweet than that!)

Heat lightly and thoroughly stir until the sugar completely dissolves. There is no need to boil the sugar water combination!

Allow the sugar water to cool to lukewarm or room temperature before adding it to your hummingbird feeder.

Hang the feeder outside in a shady location at least 4 feet above the ground, and have fun watching your hummer friends enjoy their food!

If you make extra, store any unused sugar water in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Replace the homemade hummingbird and thoroughly clean the feeder at least weekly. Every 4 to 5 days is ideal, and more frequently in hot weather. If the food becomes moldy, cloudy, or otherwise grimy, immediately take it down and clean out the feeder. See cleaning instructions in the main body of this article.

This homemade hummingbird nectar recipe will have your sweet little friends squeaking their thanks all day long!

Homemade Hummingbird Nectar Recipe

sugar

water (*see notes)

Combine sugar and water in a pot over medium heat on the stove.

Bring to a simmer, stirring frequently, until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Allow the hummingbird nectar to cool to room temperature.

Using the funnel, fill your feeders halfway full then hang outside for your flittering babies to enjoy!

Store extra hummingbird nectar in a glass jar, or another air tight container, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

How to Make Hummingbird Nectar:

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I love the hummingbird and want thank you for your site and that you are encouraging your children to care about nature.

I missed it too you would think they would put the recipe in the very beginning of the article not way down it looked like an advertisement almost

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Thank you!! Just what I was looking for in a safe HB food recipe. I saw and used the JUMP TO RECIPE button which some visitors missed. I appreciate the cleaning advice too.

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Good basic info on the making the sugar water and good tips on plants to attract hummingbirds, placement of feeder and best available hummingbird feeders.

I don't understand. You state several times: No red sugar water. But you show a picture of the he reservoir filled with red liquid. Otherwise, a good article.

I find the site very useful and helpful. I really appreciate the recipe.  Thanks.

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